turbine kit
WK 1030
Regular price $45.00The DIY construction turbine kit can be used to transfer energy to other needs: such as reeling in the trout paddle boat (sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the turbines, in general, and the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 9 years +.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
river wheel kit
WK 1060
Regular price $95.00The river wheel is the largest of the DIY assembly kits in the water play series that we offer. It is shown here in one photo powering the hammer mill (sold separately), and in another photo, it is working to pull in the trout paddle boat (also, sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 10 yrs+.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
rope-runner kit
WK 1100
Regular price $12.50Funicular fun! The rope runner is fine to pack in a little adventurer's backpack and take out into the woods, or for a bit of sport indoors or out around the house.
Assembly 8 yrs+; Play 5 yrs+.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
12 cm high. 145 grams. Pocket pals sold separately.
Made in Germany.
mini cable car single gondola DIY kit
WK 1160
Regular price $11.85The single mini cable car kit is equipped with all the materials to construct a little wooden cable car gondola to shuttle passengers up and carefully down again along the gondola track (5 metres of rope included). Of course the gondola also bounces freely downwards along the rope if on enough of a slope.
Included: Parts to assemble 1 single mini cable car. Comes with 5 metres of cable rope.
Pocket pals sold separately.
Assembly and play recommended from 8 years and up.
Height when assembled is 9 cm. Weight 60 grams.
Made in Germany.
mini cable car 2-gondola kit
WK 1170
Regular price $40.00 Sale price $36.50The two cars are joined with a string. A wood block or a stone as weight in the upper car will cause it to travel downhill, at the same time pulling the lighter one uphill. Mini cable car kit includes materials for building 2 cars and a station for shuttle traffic.
Also comes with 2 pieces of 5 m long string. Cars are ~8 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Recommended for 9 years+.
Nest Notes: we do recommend following the maker's age recommendation, as the gluing of the cable cars takes patience and a little hand steadiness and skill. For cable car fun without gluing, and for younger children, we recommend the basket cable car kits. Please note that the basket cable car kits and the gondola cable cars kits use different rope (cable) configurations, and therefore do not mix and match.
Made in Germany.
animal tracks
WK 5575
Regular price $17.00Design your own animal tracks with six different track templates: Whether with chalk, paint, in the sand or on fabric: is it a wolf - a lynx or .. a wild boar? Eagle owls, bears and deer can also perform! Great fun for children.
Do you really know how large the footprint of a bear is and how small in comparison that of a lynx? What does it look like when wild animals walk through mud or snow? Use these life size templates to recreate the tracks of bear, lynx, wolf, red deer, wild boar, and eagle-owl.
Colour in the templates on the pavement/ sidewalk using chalks, spray chalk, or even mud, take them to print the tracks on snow or sand. You can even use them with textile paint to decorate some clothing or other fabric.
Contents: 7 templates for life-sized tracks on woodland animals (there are 2 for the bear), instructions on how to use them and interesting facts about step length, size, weight, feeding habits and predators of each of these animals.
For children from 5 years of age, helps to develop an interest in nature.
Made in Germany.
Bhaváti
WK 4800
Regular price $150.00Bhaváti is an old Indian word for 'to build'. The Bhaváti wooden bricks with their specific shape entice children to build towers, fences, houses, and patterns or serve as building bricks in the following 4 game versions for kindergarten or older children:
Recommended for 3 years and up. There are 4 different game versions included: Two versions are for 3 or 4 years and up; one version for 5 years and up; and another game version for 10 years and up.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Contents: 144 wooden building bricks, 20 wooden player pieces, 2 coloured and 1 numbered dice, 2 sturdy cardboard ring sets
Size of box: 43 x 30 x 5.5 cm
Weight 2.8 kg
Made in Germany.
Game Play Instructions:
Tower of Bable, a family game for 5 years+
Idea:
The players take turns throwing the dice to determine how many bricks of one colour they may use for building or have to remove. The first player to place
mirror tube
WK 5520
Regular price $9.50 Sale price $8.00The hard cardboard tube with the help of the two flexible mirrors, one rolled into the interior of the tube, and one bent around the outside of the tube, leads to many experiments in reflection. The resulting patterns and views are beautiful and surprising and can lead to many further independent experiments.
Booklet with excellent quality set-ups and suggestions for experiments and open-ended questions, in german, english, and french language.
Recommended for 8 years and up. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grade 6 and 7.
Winner of the German 'Spiel Gut' award.
Comes in a tube 21 cm long x 6.3 cm diameter, overall weight 95 g.
Made in Germany.
solar-powered carousel
WK 1600
Regular price $75.00Sunlight drives the solar Sun Carousel.
A small solar cell supplies the power for a small motor. In the sun, in the light of a light bulb or a halogen spotlight, the Sun Carousel begins to turn. It drives until shadows fall on the solar cell. As soon as the Sun Carousel is back in the light, the next ride begins.
Assembly instructions in English, with French and German available.
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 25 cm. Weight 360 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
swings carousel
WK 1650
Regular price $75.00The swings carousel offers space for six little dolls, which should hold on tight while driving. It can be turned with the small crank.
Delightful is a "remote control" to drive the carousel when paired with a 'water wheel', 'windmill' or an engine (sold separately).
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 35 cm. Weight 350 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
cog wheels experimental kit
WK 5850
Regular price $76.00Cog wheels are fascinating - they allow the transmuting of speed from fast to slow. In this kit, the principles of gears and chronometers are also covered.
Assembly and play recommended for 10+ yrs. Particularly suited to Grade 7.
Instructional booklet with explanations in English & German.
Made in Germany.
building bridges experimental kit
WK 5860
Regular price $85.00Bridge constructing has always been exciting! A variety of bridges are constructed and advanced, many of them collapsed. A bridge constructor has to consider several forces when constructing a solid bridge. Different materials and techniques in this experiment box show advantages and disadvantages of different types. The superb manual included not only leads one through the history of bridge construction but also encourages building different types of bridges over ditches and streams.
Assembly and play recommended for 10+ yrs.
Instructions and explanations in English & German.
Made in Germany.
stirling engine kit
WK 6500
Regular price $64.00What powers a Stirling engine? Heat differentials. Provided here courtesy of a tealight. Steam engines were the first engines that made heavy work light. However, there were frequent explosions in boilers. So many engineers strove to find less hazardous engines. Almost 200 years ago, the young Scottish clergyman Robert Stirling developed one engine type that has never been used on a large scale to this day, but rather in a number of small applications. The little engine is created literally from the can in which is it packaged. It is driven by the heat of the tea light and the air cooling working on the cylinder. The principle is very simple, but very clever: displacement piston and working piston slide due to the heating and cooling of the air between the two cylinders back and forth. This allows the working piston to drive the propeller. For the assembly of about 150 parts, the hobbyist needs 2-3 hours. Thorough instructions with exact images will help step one through. Only simple tools are needed.
Recommended for tinkerers and enthusiastic scientists from 14+ years. The candle under adult supervision.
Instructions in German & English.
Made in Germany.